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Yard area: 425 sq. ft. Address: 451 W. 22nd St., No. 1
This property’s tailor-made for people who want a backyard with low-key upkeep. A third of the yard at this one-bedroom duplex is covered in slate, and the lawn is high-grade artificial turf that’s soft under bare feet and requires only an occasional vacuuming. A Norway maple offers shade. The space is substantial, too: It’s nearly half the size of the apartment.Price: $1.049 million Agent: Ivana Tagliamonte, Halstead Property

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Yard area: 425 sq. ft. (approx.) Address: 333 E. 75th St., No. 1G
It’s not exactly rural Vermont, but this backyard is a nice respite from the constant subway digging on nearby Second Avenue. The apartment itself, a nicely renovated studio on the ground floor of a highrise co-op, is about the same size as the yard, so for three seasons a year, you’ll effectively have twice your usual space. Price: $325,000 Agent: Kelly Elivo, Citi Habitats

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Yard area: 680 sq. ft. (approx.) Address: 267 E. 7th St., No. 1
The skies look that much wider from this sweet East Village spot:
No tall buildings are nearby to overshadow it, and the yard has a dogwood and peach and pear trees. It’s in a co-op conversion with five units; only this groundfloor one-bedroom gets the outdoor space, though.Price: $595,000 Agent: Glenn Schiller, the Corcoran Group

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Yard area: 770 sq. ft. (approx.) Address: 67-68 Austin St., Forest Hills
The backyard of this three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath
was clobbered last year by heavy storms, but it’s since received a complete makeover with the help of a
professional landscaper, who planted boxwoods, azaleas, hydrangeas, and an
array of other foliage that’ll keep the yard in bloom all
summer and into the fall. The house also has a garage, so
you’ll have somewhere to stash all the gardening gear.Price: $689,000 Agent: Josephine Marotta, Laffey Fine Homes

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Yard area: 900 sq. ft. (approx.) Address: 303 13th St., Park Slope
A chef once owned this wood-and-brick multifamily, planting
his own hops and herbs out back. As a result, the yard’s
unbelievable for growing
stuff: It’s covered in two feet of
blended organic compost,
Long Island topsoil, peat moss,
and pine bark. The pergola is
cedar, garlanded by grapevines.
Even the outdoor lights were handmade.Price: $2.15 million Agent: Joshua Liles, Prudential Douglas Elliman

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Yard area: 985 sq. ft. Address: 626 W. 147th St.
Behind the gate of this threebedroom
house lies a lush
quadrangle off the kitchen with
pavers, a fountain, a table
for four, and a lot of flowers.Price: $1.875 million Agent: Leila Yusuf, Stribling and Associates

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Yard area: 1,233 sq. ft. Address: 114 W. 13th St.
This 1848 house has plenty of
fine old details but has been
modernized from top to
bottom. Off the kitchen, French
doors open up to a bluestone
backyard lined by planters
that lead, via a staircase, to a
terrace on the parlor floor. The
property was on the market last
year and fetched three offers,
but (owing to a persuasive
tenant) was pulled till now.Price: $11.995 million Agent: Vickey Barron, CORE NYC

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Yard area: 600 sq. ft. (approx.) Address: 312 W. 83rd St., Garden Apartment
The backyard of this one-and-a-
half-bedroom is a little bare,
but it has the potential to
be a showstopper. The landlord
is putting in custom trellises;
rosebushes and grapevines are
already in the ground.Price: $3,500 per month Agent: Goran and Kristina Ojdanic, the Corcoran Group

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Yard area: 700 sq. ft. Address: 44 E. 12th St., No. 2C
A staircase off the living
room of this one-bedroom
condo leads down to a yard
that’s so large a tent was
once raised here for a party.
Hostas, boxwoods, and a
luxuriant maple tree add to
the ambience.Price: $3,995 per month Agent: Roy Silber, Citi Habitats

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Jose Mora (left)
North Conduit and McKinley Avenues, Cypress Hills. On September 4, 2006, 11-year-old Mora was on his way to the barber for a back-to-school haircut; that week, he was to start the sixth grade at nearby Junior High School 302. He was struck by a Honda while walking his bike across an intersection.

Jonathan NeeseSouth 4th Street and Roebling Street, Williamsburg. On August 12, 2006, Neese, a bike messenger known as “Bronx Jon,” was struck by a livery cab while cycling from Brooklyn to Manhattan.

Sam Khaled Hindy (left)
Base of the Manhattan Bridge. On November 16, 2007, Hindy was run over after mistakenly entering a Manhattan Bridge lane reserved for cars.

Habian RodriguezMain Street and Horace Harding Expressway, Flushing. On September 1, 2007, Rodriguez collided with a city bus and died 30 minutes later.

Elizabeth Padilla (left)
Fifth Avenue and Prospect Place, Park Slope. Commuting to the Brooklyn Bar Association on June 9, 2005, Padilla swerved to avoid the open door of a parked P.C. Richard’s truck. She lost control of her bike and fell underneath the wheels of an ice-cream delivery truck.

Juan Luis SolisEast Gun Hill Road and Bouck Avenue, the Bronx. Attempting to pass a double-parked car on June 22, 2007, Solis was struck by a box truck and died of severe head trauma. The truck did not stop.

Jeffrey Moore (left)
Chauncey Street and Rockaway Avenue, Bed-Stuy. According to witnesses, on May 29, 2007, Moore was run over (twice) by his girlfriend Jeanine Harrington. She was indicted on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon (her Nissan Pathfinder).

Derek LakeHouston Street and La Guardia Place. On June 26, 2006, Lake reportedly skidded on a steel construction plate and was crushed underneath the wheels of a passing truck.

Elijah Armand Wrancher (left)
Springfield Boulevard and 130th Avenue, Springfield Gardens. On August 28, 2007, 12-year-old Wrancher attempted to ride his bicycle while holding onto a moving truck. He lost his grip and fell under the truck’s rear wheel.

David SmithSixth Avenue and 36th Street. On December 5, 2007, Smith was biking up Sixth Avenue when the passenger-side door of a parked pickup truck opened unexpectedly. He was knocked into the path of an oncoming truck.

Anthony Delgado (left)
Palmetto Street and Central Avenue, Bushwick. Shortly after midnight on April 29, 2007, 13-year-old Delgado borrowed a bike to head home from his friend’s baptism party. As he crossed the intersection, he was struck by an SUV.

Carolina Hernandez57th Avenue and Junction Boulevard, Elmhurst. On August 16, 2007, Hernandez was riding to a mall when she was struck and killed by a Chevy truck. The driver pled guilty to driving with a suspended license.

Anthony Delgado (left)
Palmetto Street and Central Avenue, Bushwick. Shortly after midnight on April 29, 2007, 13-year-old Delgado borrowed a bike to head home from his friend’s baptism party. As he crossed the intersection, he was struck by an SUV.

Carolina Hernandez57th Avenue and Junction Boulevard, Elmhurst. On August 16, 2007, Hernandez was riding to a mall when she was struck and killed by a Chevy truck. The driver pled guilty to driving with a suspended license.

Anthony Delgado (left)
Palmetto Street and Central Avenue, Bushwick. Shortly after midnight on April 29, 2007, 13-year-old Delgado borrowed a bike to head home from his friend’s baptism party. As he crossed the intersection, he was struck by an SUV.

Carolina Hernandez57th Avenue and Junction Boulevard, Elmhurst. On August 16, 2007, Hernandez was riding to a mall when she was struck and killed by a Chevy truck. The driver pled guilty to driving with a suspended license.

Anthony Delgado (left)
Palmetto Street and Central Avenue, Bushwick. Shortly after midnight on April 29, 2007, 13-year-old Delgado borrowed a bike to head home from his friend’s baptism party. As he crossed the intersection, he was struck by an SUV.

Carolina Hernandez57th Avenue and Junction Boulevard, Elmhurst. On August 16, 2007, Hernandez was riding to a mall when she was struck and killed by a Chevy truck. The driver pled guilty to driving with a suspended license.